The Trial of Michael Jackson

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The Trial of Michael Jackson

2026

1h 30m

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This documentary examines the trial of Michael Jackson that took place in Santa Barbara county in California and gripped the world for four months.

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Adam Fielding

Michael Jackson

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Benjamin Boyd

Thomas Mesereau

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Shane Whitworth

Thomas Sneddon

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William Meredith

Ronald Zonen

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Francis Maston

Rodney Melville

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Alice Lee

Susan Yu

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Madeleine Maby

Debbie Rowe

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Claudia De Kerpel

Janet Arvizo

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Isabella Cologna

Davellin Arvizo

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Peter Willoughby

Wade Robson

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